Certification Overview
For specialists
and professionals whose skill lies in Oracle's Hyperion Financial
Management or HFM and the solutions based on it, this credential is
one that is a must have, for it sets them apart by giving them a
proof of their expertise, something that could very well make them a
potential candidate for a promotion or a great job in the field.
Professionals possessing skills related to HFM and its based
solutions, mainly in their implementation, is something that every
organization using Oracle's software needs, and this certification
is what distinguishes such professionals apart from the others.
As a planning
solution based on both the Web and the MS office, it provides for the
much essential integration between operations and finance- related
processes, helping make the business more productive, and the
concerned planning and forecasting more accurate. One of its many
salient features also include the decrease in time lag that it causes
between the updating of plans and the refreshing of reports.
Who can do this certification
The Oracle
University recommends a potential candidate in this certification
should have knowledge of the software, both theoretically and
practically. Practical knowledge must be had either through
experience from a job in a similar field, or through relevant
hands-on training. Additionally, employees of member organizations
are preferred for this (though it is not a mandatory condition, all
professionals are eligible). It is targeted towards implementation
level members at the intermediate stage.
Benefits
The credential
serves as a tool for the candidates apart from being a tag that gets
them credibility as a professional and a specialist in Hyperion
Planning. As a tool, it helps increase their proficiency in Hyperion
Planning and in a number of spheres related to it like Planning of
applications, dimensions' set up, defining of forms as well as
security, business rules and their details and so on.
Associated Exam
Oracle Hyperion
planning 11g Essentials, is an examination of 70 questions, and
anyone scoring less than 66% would fail in this exam. Its product
version is Planning, with validation of the same done against 11.1.1.
As a valid
preparation for this exam, one can attend the Oracle Hyperion
Planning 11.1.1 Creation, Management of Applications and 11.1.1 for
the Interactive User trainings. They might not be covering all the
topics either, hence, an integrated approach towards its preparation
is best suited. Members also have additional resources available to
them.
Prerequisites
As stated, only a
candidate whose expertise and skills are had through both a
theoretical approach and practical experience would be most suited
for this job. Being an employee of a Member (of the OPN)organization
is not something that is mandatory, but is preferred. No other
certification is deemed necessary for this.
Topics Covered
- Overview
- Accessing
of Planning via Workspace
- Architecture
of the EPM (EPMA)
- Description
and details of the Architecture
- Creation of
dimension member in an EPMA
- Planning
Application: Its Creation
- Setting up
of a source of data
- Calendar
and Plan Types: Describing and using them
- End User
Function Planning
- Performance
of planning of such features that are end user on the web
- Smart View
and use of End User features in it
- Use of the
management of work flow process for copying of data among different
versions of an application
- Modelling
- Creation of
Scenario as well as entity dimensions
- Setting up
of entity and account dimensions, exchange rates and currencies
- Attributing
dimensions
- Loads to
different data loads
- Sharing of
the data of Planning both inside and outside of an application
- Forms
Designing
- Creating as
well as editing of both folders & data forms
- Management
of user variables
- Creation of
Smart Lists, Custom Menus
- Calculations
and Calculations Manager, Business' Rules
- Business
rules, its advantages, creation and management
- Calc
scripts and member formulas- their usage and creation
- Using the
Calculations' Manager
- Miscellaneous
- Financial
Reporting and its basics
Validity of the
certification
The validity
period of this certification, with regards to its attained product
version, is of an indefinite time period. Thus, it would not expire
at any point of time.
Expert Review
Hyperion
Planning has made the organizations smarter and more efficient, and
this credential has made the professionals better technologists, and
more trustable to their present or potential employers. Any candidate
with such a certification is definitely among the most employable of
all, and of a great value to the concerned organization as well.
Li
Yan Gun, Trinity Industries Inc
Asan,
South Korea.